Severe Weather

911 Calls Released In Trayvon Martin Death

The 911 calls in the case of a confrontation between a teenager and a neighborhood watch captain were released Friday night.

Trayvon Martin, 17, was killed, and authorities with the Sanford Police Department are under intense pressure to provide answers about the incident and why no one has been arrested.

For a little over an hour, Martin's family listened to eight 911 redacted calls seeking help after the incident. Neighbors are heard on the tapes telling 911 dispatchers that they heard yelling, someone calling for help outside their home and shots fired.

Caller: They are wrestling right in the back of my porch.

Dispatcher: You just heard one shot go off?

Caller: It was either that or a rock at the window. I don't know. The guy is yelling, 'Help,' but I'm not going out there.

"The commotion continues, and you hear the cry for help, and then around 45 seconds, you heard a second shot," said Ben Crump, an attorney for Martin's family.

Family members at the meeting were filled with emotion. Attorneys said that at one point, Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton, broke down and could no longer listen, but his father tearfully listened to the tapes in their entirety.

Crump said the family was too distraught to talk, and they did not comment after the meeting.

Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee spoke briefly after the meeting.

"We were hoping that this would bring a little calm to the situation and some light to the event. Our hearts go out to the Martin family, and we continue to seek justice through the state attorney's office," Lee said.

Copyright 2010 by WESH.COM. All rights reserved. This material may not be
published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Comments

The views expressed are not those of this site, this station or its affiliated companies. By posting your comments you agree to accept our terms of use.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said Sunday it was "very alarmed" by reports of widespread doping by track and field athletes in major competitions including the Olympic Games and world championships.

The Obama administration will unveil a major climate change plan Monday aimed at a large reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the nation's coal-burning power plants, a senior administration official told CNN.

As top GOP presidential candidates arrived at a hotel here to court the influential donors of the Koch network, Charles Koch called on retreat attendees to unite with him in a campaign against "corporate welfare" and "irresponsible spending" by both ...